They live right next to the beach now, so it's almost like he doesn't have to ask to go to the beach, though he does of course. Plus, where they're going is a little further up from just Luke's backyard or anything. But he's gotten even better at swimming and Regan's going to be there too, and Michael and Alex don't give him any issue about heading out. They're busy with working on Michael's new business at the same time as planning the wedding, anyway. They probably could use some time without him being a little bored, even though they've been even more huggy than usual ever since after he was big.

He still doesn't remember any of that, except he's had a lot of dreams he can almost-not-quite remember that leave him feeling unsettled. That makes him glad to get to get out of the house too. It's nice just walking on the shore with Saoirse instead of thinking about things too hard.

He looks over at Saoirse, trying not to look too hopeful. "Maybe," he says, and grins. "I know it's probably just a story, but so are ghosts, supposedly, only they're not. And things are weird in Darrow, anything could be real."